Re: SpaceX - Can the Pepsi Cola Space Platform be far Behind?

[Bob La Londe <alarm_wizard@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On May 25, 2:51=A0pm, mleuck <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Friday, May 25, 2012 1:43:14 PM UTC-5, Bob La Londe wrote:
> > Space X just docked the first recoverable private cargo capsule with th=
e
> > International Space Station. =A0Space is going private. =A0Is that a go=
od thing?
> > Can we regulate what private companies do in space? =A0If not is that a=
 bad
> > thing?
>
> > I don't recall if it was Coca Cola or PepsiCo who originally offered to
> > bankroll the ISS if they could have their logo painted the length of th=
e
> > station. =A0Now that we have private companies directly in the space de=
livery
> > business how long will it be before there is a 500 mile long light arra=
y in
> > our night sky proudly hawking feminine hygene products? =A0Without gove=
rnment
> > regulation how graphic will it be? =A0LOL.
>
> > The real question is, "Which one of us is already working on the shield=
ed
> > control and communication module for the giant billboard?"
>
> Could stick it with a huge transmitter and over-ride satellite TV shows w=
ith Pepsi commercials...

Yeah, but thats not half as much fun as a Tokyo style electronic
billboard.